Best Universities for Communications and Public Relations in Oceania

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Oceania ranked based on their research performance in Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 2M citations received by 110K academic papers made by 49 universities in Oceania was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Queensland

Australia | St Lucia

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Australia

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 48,771
Founded: 1909

2. University of Melbourne

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Australia

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1853

3. University of Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in Australia

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 63,602
Founded: 1850

4. Monash University

Australia | Clayton

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in Australia

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 1958

5. Griffith University

Australia | Brisbane

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in Australia

#32 in the World

Founded: 1971

6. University of New South Wales

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in Australia

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1949

7. Queensland University of Technology

Australia | Brisbane

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in Australia

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1989

8. Deakin University

Australia | Geelong

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in Australia

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 34,616
Founded: 1974

9. Australian National University

Australia | Canberra

For Communications and Public Relations

#9 in Australia

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1946

10. University of Technology Sydney

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#10 in Australia

#78 in the World

Founded: 1965

11. University of Auckland

New Zealand | Auckland

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in New Zealand

#79 in the World

Founded: 1883

12. University of South Australia

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#11 in Australia

#96 in the World

Founded: 1991

13. RMIT University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#12 in Australia

#100 in the World

Founded: 1887

14. Macquarie University

Australia | Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#13 in Australia

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 38,747
Founded: 1964

15. University of Wollongong

Australia | Wollongong

For Communications and Public Relations

#14 in Australia

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 31,313
Founded: 1975

16. Curtin University

Australia | Perth

For Communications and Public Relations

#15 in Australia

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 58,607
Founded: 1966

17. La Trobe University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#16 in Australia

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 7,500
Founded: 1964

18. Massey University

New Zealand | Palmerston North

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in New Zealand

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Western Australia

Australia | Crawley

For Communications and Public Relations

#17 in Australia

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1911

20. Western Sydney University

Australia | Penrith

For Communications and Public Relations

#18 in Australia

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 37,426
Founded: 1989

21. University of Otago

New Zealand | Dunedin

For Communications and Public Relations

#3 in New Zealand

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 21,240
Founded: 1869

22. Flinders University

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#19 in Australia

#191 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. University of Adelaide

Australia | Adelaide

For Communications and Public Relations

#20 in Australia

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1874

24. Victoria University of Wellington

New Zealand | Wellington

For Communications and Public Relations

#4 in New Zealand

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 21,833
Founded: 1897

25. University of Newcastle

Australia | Callaghan

For Communications and Public Relations

#21 in Australia

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1965

26. University of Tasmania

Australia | Hobart

For Communications and Public Relations

#22 in Australia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 33,879
Founded: 1890

27. Swinburne University of Technology

Australia | Hawthorn

For Communications and Public Relations

#23 in Australia

#231 in the World

Founded: 1908

28. University of Canberra

Australia | Canberra

For Communications and Public Relations

#24 in Australia

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1967

29. University of Waikato

New Zealand | Hamilton

For Communications and Public Relations

#5 in New Zealand

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1964

30. Charles Sturt University

Australia | Bathurst

For Communications and Public Relations

#25 in Australia

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1989

31. Auckland University of Technology

New Zealand | Auckland

For Communications and Public Relations

#6 in New Zealand

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Founded: 2000

32. Edith Cowan University

Australia | Joondalup

For Communications and Public Relations

#26 in Australia

#313 in the World

Founded: 1991

33. University of Canterbury

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Communications and Public Relations

#7 in New Zealand

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 17,299
Founded: 1873

34. James Cook University

Australia | Townsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#27 in Australia

#326 in the World

Founded: 1970

35. University of Southern Queensland

Australia | Toowoomba

For Communications and Public Relations

#28 in Australia

#366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 18,388
Founded: 1967

36. Victoria University

Australia | Melbourne

For Communications and Public Relations

#29 in Australia

#390 in the World

Founded: 1990

37. Southern Cross University

Australia | Lismore

For Communications and Public Relations

#30 in Australia

#392 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1994

38. Murdoch University

Australia | Murdoch

For Communications and Public Relations

#31 in Australia

#421 in the World

Enrollment: 22,475
Founded: 1975

39. Australian Catholic University

Australia | North Sydney

For Communications and Public Relations

#32 in Australia

#429 in the World

Founded: 1991

40. University of New England, Australia

Australia | Armidale

For Communications and Public Relations

#33 in Australia

#437 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1938

41. Central Queensland University

Australia | North Rockhampton

For Communications and Public Relations

#34 in Australia

#467 in the World

Founded: 1967

42. University of the Sunshine Coast

Australia | Sippy Downs

For Communications and Public Relations

#35 in Australia

#502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1994

43. Bond University

Australia | Gold Coast

For Communications and Public Relations

#36 in Australia

#562 in the World

Founded: 1987

44. Charles Darwin University

Australia | Darwin

For Communications and Public Relations

#37 in Australia

#602 in the World

Founded: 1989

45. Federation University Australia

Australia | Ballarat

For Communications and Public Relations

#38 in Australia

#661 in the World

Founded: 1870

46. Lincoln University, New Zealand

New Zealand | Christchurch

For Communications and Public Relations

#8 in New Zealand

#894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1878

47. University of Notre Dame Australia

Australia | Fremantle

For Communications and Public Relations

#39 in Australia

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1989

48. University of the South Pacific

For Communications and Public Relations

#1 in Fiji

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 16,980
Founded: 1968

49. Fiji National University

For Communications and Public Relations

#2 in Fiji

#2657 in the World

Enrollment: 27,065
Founded: 2010

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Oceania

Broadcast Journalism40

Classics and Ancient History49

Criminology and Criminal Justice46

Early Childhood Education46

Education Majors50

Forensic Science38

Gender Studies48

Human Rights Law44

Intellectual Property and Patent Law38

International Law41

International Relations and Diplomacy37

Journalism and Digital Media46

Law Enforcement42

Library and Information science49

Media Studies47

Military science40

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution46

Occupational Safety and Health47

Political Economy43

Political Science53

Public Policy / Administration48

Radio and Television broadcasting40

Special Education44

Sports / Exercise science45

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies50

Urban and Regional planning44